RE: Today's L(garble)T(garble)A(garble)R

["Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

550 is now WDDZ (Mouse and Prov Bruins Hockey)
-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Joseph
> Pappalardo
> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 2:17 AM
> To: Brian Anastasi; boston-radio-interest@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: Today's L(garble)T(garble)A(garble)R
>
>
> ISn't 'HYN nulled NorthEast to protect WGAN?
>
> And possible a bit to protect the former 550AM WGNG <pawtucket> RHODE
> ISLAND(!)
>
> J
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <anastasi@javanet.com>
> To: <lglavin@lycos.com>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 2:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Today's L(garble)T(garble)A(garble)R
>
>
> >
> > "Laurence Glavin" <lglavin@lycos.com> wrote on
> >  Sunday, December 23, 2001 1:31 PM
> >
> > > MY observation about a New England-based station with the
> same problem:
> > > WHYN-AM 560 in Springfield, MA.
> > > I frequently visit Western Massachusetts and upstate NY, and
> travel via
> > > the Mass Pike and once in a while during foliage season Route 20.
> > > WHYN-AM's null (or should I say nullS) seems to go on for miles.  My
> > > theory is that for a very long time, it broadcast with 1,000 watts
> > > days then increased its daytime power a couple of decades ago to 5,000
> > > watts.  In the interim, a 560 was built in Catskill, NY.  So I surmise
> > > the pattern had to protect WMCA in The Apple and the 560 in Catskill.
> > > Adam is too young to obseve this phenomenon while driving, but have
> > > any others out there in BRIGland had the same experience?
> > >
> >
> > Laurence, not being an engineer I have no idea what the word
> "null" means
> or
> > even a clue about what you just said in plain English.  :)  But
> I can tell
> > you this though.  I live in Amherst, which is roughly 18-20 miles
> northeast
> > of Springfield, and WHYN-AM comes in with static during the day, and is
> > non-existent at night.  When we first moved out to this area
> code back in
> > 1985, we lived in South Deerfield for two years.  South
> Deerfield is about
> > 13 miles north of where I am now, and up there I wouldn't have
> even known
> > WHYN-AM existed if I wasn't a radio DXer.  But for some reason, as Adam
> > noted, WHYN is consistently the highest rated AM radio station out here.
> >
> > Brian
> >
>
>
>
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